Comics Discourse 114

We begin to see the patterns as we journey into the past to explore Batman: Dark Patterns, the DC Comics limited comic book series and new collection by Dan Watters and Hayden Sherman. Set early in Batman’s career, this series dives deep into the horrors lurking within Gotham City, told across four interconnected stories. 

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It’s time for another Top of the Stack. we we dive into highlights of our comic book recent reads and industry news from DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, IDW Publishing, Abrams Books, and others. 

This episode, we break down the absolute chaos of Absolute Batman 19 from Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, discuss the comics journalism and Top Ten lists with the new fun Comics! The Magazine, the upcoming new book from Skybound, Terminal, and explore a packed slate of reads including The Undertaker, Alien: King Killers, TMNT, Punisher, Royals, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast, MAD About DC, and DC Next Level books; Firestorm, Lobo, and Batwoman.

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We are joined by special guest Frank as we start a new monthly comic book spotlight, or should we say manga, as we journey to world of the Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama. Plus more manga and anime talk including Drifting Dragons, Delicious in Dungeon, Frieren, and Dorohedoro!

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Throughout comic book history, publishers have relaunched characters or concepts into new books, but not every character gets the comeback that they deserve. This episode, we play publisher of every comic book company (Marvel, DC Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics and even companies that do not exist anymore) and draft the characters or series we’d bring back to the spotlight. Who would make the cut?  From forgotten favorites to overdue revivals, we build our dream line-up.

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We take a deep dive into one of our favorite comic book creators: writer and artist Phil Jimenez! From Team Titans to Wonder Woman, Donna Troy, Infinite Crisis, Historia, Spider-Man, and his creator-owned Vertigo title Otherworld, we explore his career across the industry. Join us as we discuss his work at both DC Comics and Marvel, and the impact he’s made on modern comics.

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Another stacked Top of the Stack episode packed with comic book talk from Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, Mad Cave, IDW, Marvel, and DC Comics. We dive into Kaito 84 (an Usagi Yojimbo spin-off), revisit Vertigo’s Shade: The Changing Man, and break down books like Green Lantern Corps, Batwoman, Predator: Bloodshed, Punisher, Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral, Honor and Curse, Is Ted Ok?, Beneath the Trees Where No One Sees, Devil on My Shoulder, Witchblade, Batman, and Detective Comics.

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With the release of Invincible Season 4 and the return of Battle Beast, we dive into the epic Viltrumite War, covering Invincible issues #71–78 by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley from Skybound and Image Comics. 

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We get wacky as Special guest Shane Kelly from Comic Geek Speak join us to for our final monthly spotlight on Justice League International with Justice League Europe vs Extremists. We discuss JLE 15 - 19 by Keith Giffen, Gerald Jones, and Bart Sears where Captain Atom leads JL against alternate versions of Marvel Comic’s great villains and visit Disney World on a dead Earth. What?! It is DC Comics vs Marvel Comics! 

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The DC Comics event of the year concludes with DC K.O. #5 as King Omega finally arrives. We break down the finale, the tie-ins, and the overall event from Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, Javi Fernandez, Xermanico, Wes Craig, and more, plus what it could mean for the future of the DC Universe.

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Back by popular demand, we revisit the early years of Image Comics with ShadowHawk, Brigade, Supreme, Pitt, and Gen 13 by Jim Valentino, Rob Liefeld, Dale Keown, Jim Lee, J Scott Campbell and others. Do these books hold up to the test of time? Did they ever? Find out. Plus some new comic book talk including Absolute Wonder Woman Annual, Versus Manga, The End of Life, the new Vertigo book by Kyle Starks & Steve Pugh, and Batman/Superman World’s Finest. 

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